Donation Ideas for Homecoming:

There's No Place Like Home!

Thank you for your interest in donating to Cedar Lane’s 2024 Spring Auction Celebration. We're coming home and celebrating our community.

We welcome donations of events, experiences, services, and physical items (including goods handmade by CLUUC members, like art, crafts, or food). Food and experiences have been particularly successful in previous auctions. All items donated should be in like new or auction-worthy condition, and worth at least $50.

When you’re ready, submit your donation here: 2024 CLUUC Auction Donation Form.

Here are some donation ideas to get you started:

NEW!  INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR

• Works of art: pottery, wood, fiber, glass, etc.
• Baskets and tools
• Jewelry
• Non-fitted clothing items

If you have foreign treasures to donate and are unsure of their values, please send an email to auction@cedarlane.org.

GREAT ESCAPES

As the weather gets warmer, CLUUC members and families are looking for ways to get away.

• Share your vacation home for a weekend or a week.
• Provide a picnic lunch at a nearby park.
• Offer a tour of a museum or national park that interests you.
• Guide a birding or plant identification walk.
• Host a pool party in your backyard or at a local pool that allows guests.
• Provide a boating or fishing trip.

WINING AND DINING

Some of the most popular auction items are events in members’ homes.  You might:

• Host a themed dinner in your home (e.g. New Orleans dinner, Italian dinner, etc.).
• Host an afternoon tea or dessert party.
• Host an in-person cocktail party.
• Host an in-person wine, beer, or spirits tasting.
• Prepare and deliver a full dinner (e.g. French dinner, lasagna dinner, vegan meal, etc.).

AT YOUR SERVICE

Use your expertise, skills, and time to offer valuable services.

• Stargazing
• Art projects
• Cooking classes
• Tutoring
• Computer assistance
• Flower Arranging
• Writing/editing assistance
• Music lessons
• Yoga
• Pet sitting/dog walking
• Airport transportation
• Home repairs
• Organizing/decluttering
• Landscaping, yard work, or gardening assistance/training
• Christmas decorating (outside/inside)

SPORTS CALL

Are you a sports fan? How can you share your love of sports with someone else?

• Tickets for a local sports event
• Gym gift pass
• Sports Gear
• Sports memorabilia
• Swim lessons
• Exercise classes
• Rock climbing experience/lessons

GOURMET/GOURMAND/BAKERY

Everyone loves something delicious!

• Fancy bars, specialty cookies, or cupcakes
• Bread of the month (or season) club
• Soup of the Month
• Homebrew
• Prepared/delivered meals (breakfast, lunch, or dinner)

CHILDRENS’ CORNER

What are your children’s or grandchildren’s favorite games or toys? If they love them, so will Cedar Lane kids, parents, and grandparents!

• Assemble a Family Fun Night Basket (e.g. Twister, dominoes, card game, poster coloring sheets, s’mores making ingredients, and a pizza gift card)
• Assemble a Travel Box (e.g. travel friendly games, snacks, crossword puzzle book, etc.)
• Host an in-person or virtual game night. For example:
• Host Jackbox Online Game Nights plus delivered/pick-up snacks
• Lead a virtual Dungeons & Dragons session
• Host a board games party – supply (and teach) the games, provide food, etc.
• Childrens books

HEALTH AND BEAUTY

We all like to be pampered. Share your favorite routines or goods.

• Pamper Yourself baskets (e.g. bath products, scented body products, herbal tea, sleep mask, chocolates, etc.)
• Meditation, spirituality, or self-care book set
• Yoga set including book, mat, wheel, foam rollers, or other equipment
• Massage chair
• Spa, hair salon, or massage gift certificate
• Floral design (one-time service, or a monthly/seasonal self-care flower delivery)
• Reiki or acupuncture

ARTS AND CRAFTS CORNER

We have many skilled artisans in the CLUUC community. Share your creativity!

• Donate something you’ve made, or create something brand new just for the auction. Hats, notecards, knitting projects, wood-burning, garden decor, you name it!
• Host an event where your guests create something they can take home.

THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT

Calling poets, musicians, actors, and lovers of the arts:

• Offer an event to showcase your talents.
• Donate tickets to local concerts or theaters.

GIFT CARDS

You can get a gift card for almost anything and let bidders buy what they want.

• Coffee shop gift certificate
• Restaurant gift card
• Winery, brewery, or distillery gift card
• Retail or grocery store gift card
• Apple, Google Play, X-Box, Nintendo, or Steam gift card
• Online store gift cards

GIFT BASKETS

The sky’s the limit with these. Get creative and have fun with it!

• Food baskets
• International candies
• Jams and jellies
• Dog or cat toys, treats, and related goodies
• Self-care basket
• Assortment of fidgets and sensory/stim toys
• Maker or crafting kits

MISCELLANEOUS

• Small appliances
• BBQ grill
• Firepits
• Other
• Karaoke party
• Host a salon (or a series)
• Tour of bee-keeping operation and a small jar of honey
• Dance lessons
• Geocaching

MONETARY DONATIONS

If you have room in your budget, please consider a monetary donation to the Spring Auction Celebration. You’ll help defray costs that are not covered by ticket sales. Whatever we raise goes to Cedar Lane’s general fund. Any amount helps.